After signing quarterback Tom Brady and trading for tight end Rob Gronkowski, the Buccaneers went 11–5 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card team.

After driving down close to the end zone with over two minutes left in the game, Packers coach Matt LaFleur decided to kick a field goal and hope for his defense to get the ball back.

After a controversial penalty on Kevin King, the Buccaneers were able to run out the clock and secure their berth in Super Bowl LV, where they would go on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31–9.

After the 2019 NFL season, quarterback Tom Brady announced he would not be returning to the New England Patriots, ending his 20-year tenure with the team.

[2] The team finished the season with a record of 11–5, good enough to secure a Wild Card spot and the fifth seed in the playoffs.

[17] The Buccaneers began the game with the ball and drove down the field on a nine play, 60-yard drive that ended in a 15-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Mike Evans.

In response, Brady connected with Chris Godwin for a 52-yard catch and Leonard Fournette scored a touchdown from 20 yards out.

Brady threw a deep pass to Scotty Miller, who caught the ball for a touchdown, increasing the Buccaneer lead to 21–10.

[18] On the Packers first drive of the second half, Aaron Jones fumbled the ball, which the Buccaneers recovered on the eight-yard line.

Down 18 points, the Packers responded with a quick scoring drive, with Rodgers completing five passes for 68 yards, concluding with an 8-yard touchdown catch by Robert Tonyan.

The Buccaneers drove 44 yards to get into field goal range, which Ryan Succop converted to increase the lead to 31–23.

Rodgers though threw three consecutive incompletions; instead of going for the tie on fourth down (which would have required a touchdown and two-point conversion), the Packers settled for a field goal to decrease the Buccaneers lead to five points.

[23] King was also called for a controversial defensive pass interference penalty on third down during the Buccaneers' last drive that prevented the Packers from getting the ball back.

[25][19] LaFleur defended his decision by stating his belief in the defense, the challenge of scoring on fourth down while also succeeding at the two-point conversion and his desire to give his team the opportunity to win the game and not settle for a tie and overtime.

[26] With the victory, Brady became just the second quarterback to lead a team to a Super Bowl from both the NFC and American Football Conference (AFC).

[32] For Rodgers, it was his and the Packers fourth straight loss in the NFC Championship Game since the 2010 NFL season, when they won Super Bowl XLV.